2005 Baylor Bears baseball team
| Baylor Bears | |
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 2016 Baylor Bears baseball team
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| Founded | 1902 |
| University | Baylor University |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Waco, TX |
| Head coach | Steve Rodriguez (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
Baylor Ballpark (Capacity: 5,000) |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1977, 1978, 2005 | |
| NCAA Regional Champions | |
| 1977, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2012 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1948, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| SWC: 1977, 1978, 1993 | |
| Conference champions | |
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SWC: 1923, 1966 Big 12: 2000, 2005, 2012 |
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SWC: 1923, 1966
The Baylor Bears baseball team represents Baylor University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team belongs to the Big 12 Conference and plays home games at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears are currently led by head coach Steve Rodriguez, who was hired in 2015.
Baylor first fielded a baseball team in 1902 as Baylor's second varsity sport. Pitcher Ted Lyons was a player on Baylor's Southwest Conference (SWC) Championship team in 1923. He would go on to be enshrined in Cooperstown after an outstanding career with the Chicago White Sox. At this time, Lyons is the only player from a Big 12 or former SWC University to be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Baylor did not field a baseball team from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. However, Baylor appeared in its first NCAA Tournament in 1948 only in its 3rd year of play after the war.
Baylor returned to the NCAA tournament in 1977, led by legendary Baylor head coach Mickey Sullivan, and advanced to the College World Series for Baylor's first appearance in Omaha. Baylor lost both of its games in the 1977 College World Series, one game each to South Carolina and Minnesota. Baylor concluded the 1977 season ranked #7 nationally by Collegiate Baseball. In 1978, the Bears returned to the College World Series but lost its only 2 games again, one game each to Michigan and Miami, Fl. Baylor finished the 1978 season ranked #8 nationally by Collegiate Baseball.
Baylor has achieved a season 50-win mark in only one season in its history. This season win total was earned in 1999 under the guidance of current head coach Steve Smith, ending the season with a W-L record of 50–15. While exiting the national tournament during the Super Regional stage, the Bears ended the season ranked #8 nationally by Baseball America. It was during this 1999 season that Jason Jennings won National Player of the Year. As a pitcher and designated hitter for the Bears in 1999, Jason also won the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Award, Rotary Smith Award, consensus Big 12 Player of the Year and was voted a unanimous All-American. Kelly Shoppach would also earn the unanimous All-American honor as a Baylor catcher in 2001 and consensus Big 12 Player of the Year.
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